Who is aoc

Since then, the Squad members have won legions of liberal fans with their fiery tweets, their support for ambitious progressive proposals like the Green New Deal, and their calls to impeach President Trump.

All of this, of course, has also earned them plenty of critics and made them prominent political bogeymen for Republicans. They've even received death threats. Their activist agenda is sometimes at odds with the leaders of their own party. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got into a spat with Squad members about that culminated in Pelosi saying in a closed-door caucus meeting that Democrats should stop tweeting their grievances about fellow party members.

But those disputes pale in comparison to the battle that erupted when President Trump took aim at the Squad in a series of racist tweets. Trump tweeted that "'Progressive' Democratic congresswomen" should "go back" to where they came from, even though three of the Squad members were born in the U.

Trump never named any of the congresswomen in his tweets, but made clear in later statement who he had in mind. The Squad members, in turn, hosted a press conference together to push back against the president. A week rarely goes by without one of the Squad members making headlines — and getting into a political battle.

Here's what you need to know about these four freshmen lawmakers. Ocasio-Cortez represents a district covering parts of the Bronx and Queens. She set off the progressive wave in Congress last summer with her stunning primary upset over one of the most powerful Democrats in the House. A former bartender and waitress, Ocasio-Cortez defeated Joe Crowley, a term incumbent.

When she won the general election in November at just 29 years old, she became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Ocasio-Cortez — who is now widely known as "AOC" — has led the charge on some of the most prominent, and most disputed, proposals from the Democrat-controlled House.

She co-sponsored the Green New Deal , a legislative package that calls for a massive overhaul of the U. She is a leading critic of U. It looks like he has made his LinkedIn account private—probably a smart move. From the film, we can see that he supported Ocasio-Cortez every step of the way. Roberts is filming on his phone when she goes to the Board of Elections to submit her candidacy for Congress, a video you can see from his point of view below.

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The video originated from a right-wing Twitter account that was trying to peddle an allegedly scandalous video of Ocasio-Cortez dancing. I hear the GOP thinks women dancing are scandalous. Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too! Many on Twitter seemed to find the short clip endearing and relatable, rather than controversial. Now she's totally done for.

Newly unearthed video reveals that when AOC was in college, she was First day of a new era. This story has been updated with a tweet from Ally Sheedy and a response from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.